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The House That Jack Built
Engraved and Printed by Edmund Evans
The Complete Collection of Pictures & Songs, 500 pages, 37.4×28.6cm, pp. 13-45.
London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1887 (1878).
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Introduction
This story is one of a genre created by adding on new phrases one after another to a repeated rhythm, developing a somewhat unusual plot, which can be extended indefinitely. Caldecott begins with the cover and title page showing the farmer Jack greeting a guest at the front of his house, and then goes on to tell the traditional story. The development of the plot, skillfully synchronized with the turning of the pages, shows how Caldecott’s nimble brush opened up new possibilities for picture books as an art separate from illustrations and decorative art.
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“The House That Jack Built”
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THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.
One of R.Caldecott's Picture Books
One of R.Caldecott's Picture Books
“The House That Jack Built”
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THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.
“The House That Jack Built”
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(♪) THIS is the House that Jack built.
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(♪) This is the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
This is the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
This is the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
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(♪) This is the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
“The House That Jack Built”
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(♪) This is the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
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(♪) This is the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
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(♪) This is the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
This is the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
This is the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
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(♪) This is the Priest, all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
This is the Cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the Priest all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
This is the Cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the Priest all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
“The House That Jack Built”
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(♪) This is the Farmer who sowed the corn, That fed the Cock that crowed in the morn, That waked the Priest, all shaven and shorn, That married the Man all tattered and torn, That kissed the Maiden all forlorn, That milked the Cow with the crumpled horn, That tossed the Dog, That worried the Cat, That killed the Rat, That ate the Malt, That lay in the House that Jack built.
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